Avocado And Papaya Salad Recipe - Cooking Index

Avocado And Papaya Salad

Courses: Salads
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Florida avocado - peeled, and
  Cut into large dice
1   Ripe papaya - peeled, and
  Cut into large dice
1/2   Vidalia onion - thinly sliced
1 x  Baby arugula
2 tablespoons  Tarragon leaves
  Orange and Vanilla Vinaigrette
1 cup  Orange juice
1   Vanilla bean - split
1   Garlic clove - pureed with knife
1/4 cup  Rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup  Extra virgin olive oil
  Kosher salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Layer salad with arugula and tarragon, then avocado, papaya and onions. Finally drizzle with vinaigrette.

Orange and Vanilla Vinaigrette: To a saucepan add orange juice, split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into juice. Add vanilla bean to juice, bring to a simmer and reduce liquid by 2/3.

Meanwhile, smash garlic clove with a pinch of salt using flat side of a knife. Allow orange juice reduction to cool, remove vanilla bean, then add garlic puree, rice wine vinegar and olive oil. Stir well and season with salt and pepper.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - (Show # CL-9646) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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